One Refraction

“Hurry! Hurry!” He shouted to his subordinates, “Be fast! Keep moving! Destroy everything on your way!” “Ho! Ho! Destroy! Revenge!” Their blood was burning, their eyes were burning, and everything they passed was all turned into dust. He could see the air was freeze then boiling because of their hatred. He got so happy of the war; he got so satisfied because of attacking the enemy. Suddenly, his friends’ faces twisted into amazing figures. The roads distorted like moving snakes. He woke up as the sunlight stabbed his eyes through the fragmented roof which was crashed because of human’s activity. He woke up.

“No!” He shouted as he shouted in his dream just now. He stepping on the dust of his house, and thought back to the day that his home was destroyed and his lovely families were crying under the stones until no breath. He rushed out of the room and breathed deeply like an old man who suffocated for a long time. Watching the ruins, he left his home and flied to the other side of the Ant’s City. That was where the Queen lived.
“He inquires for you, my lord.” The guard said to the queen who was having the cheese. “Oh… This is unbelievably delicious! Let him in, I’d like to share with him.” But look at our little hero who was not that happy like his queen, he walked into the palace and stood under the stairs. “My hero, come here, let’s enjoy this fresh cheese.” The queen spoke to him with a joyful smile. But obviously he was not joyful at all. He bore down on the queen then said “How dare you still having fun with that little silly cheese? Can’t you see that half of the city is destroyed by human?” He gazed at the queen’s eyes. “You know the condition, my hero. You should know that we have no strength to fight with those monsters.” “At least do a try! Lord! Brethrens are ready, my lord! Just give me a permit and I will go to achieve our revenge!” “Calm down, my hero. You’re too crude and rush now---” “No I’m not! Please! Give me a chance! For the ant’s sanctity!” Yes at the end, Queen surrendered. She said to him, “You will understand my painstaking intention.”

Queen is the queen, she was correct. In fact, he was not changed until he actually stood in front of a courtyard of somebody’s home. A little girl was playing a ball with her brother and their mom was sitting on a rocking chair with a pleasant smile on her face. Lighthearted. This was the only word he could come out with. He missed his family. He missed his lovely daughter and wife. The girl taped the ball up and down just like his daughter playing rolling a stone. His view got indistinct because the tears were playing in his eyes like his little daughter chasing a piece of leaf. He got surrendered. He could not callous and destroy this happy family, although the human destroy his happy family just a few days ago. He hated the queen because he thought she was so spineless, but now he could understand why she said she was struggling with herself and decided to endure. It was not because of their weak strength, not because she was afraid of death. “The real reason is that she could not watch more families crying.” He said, while watching the Mother wiped the sweat from the children’s faces.

He came back to his home. He kneeled at the grave of his daughter and wife. “Forgive me, honey.” His hands were inserted into the ground. “I made this decision… Endure my pain to support other’s happiness.” He stood up and looked at the sun. “I hope it’s worthy. I know it is.” The sun jumped upon his face, with a refraction of tear.